diff --git a/lib/template.html b/lib/template.html
index 7768721..dca838e 100644
--- a/lib/template.html
+++ b/lib/template.html
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@
     "datePublished": {{ page.date | date_to_xmlschema | jsonify }},
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if page.description %}
-    "description": {{ page.description | jsonify }},
+{% if seo_description %}
+    "description": {{ seo_description | jsonify }},
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if site.logo %}